The Van Zandt County Justice of the Peace Court has identified the victims as 62-year-old Gregory Ledet, 60-year-old Donald Ledet and his two sons Paul and Mason.

17-year-old Paul and 13-year-old Mason were both students in the Carroll Independent School District.

Caroll ISD released the following statement on Sunday with the permission of the Ledet family: “The family thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers – particularly the prayers – during this difficult time. They ask that you please respect their privacy as they grieve the loss of their loved ones.

Authorities have not released information about what caused the plane to crash about an hour after departing from Nortwest Regional Airport in Roanoke.